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Worker operates crane at a Heavy Electrical Plant, built with Soviet support in Haridwar, India
Boris Vlasov / Associated Press26 March 1977View full resolutionDownload study copy · 1800px

Worker operates crane at a Heavy Electrical Plant, built with Soviet support in Haridwar, India

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited’s Hardiwar plant, was considered a backbone of India’s power sector, for it’s work in the production of turbines and generators. It was established in the late 60s, with technical support from the USSR, as was the case with a large portion of India’s nascent industrial sector.

“This plant manufactures equipment as mighty in size and power as the sacred Ganga which flows through Haridwar town.”

Srinivasan, Raghuvir. BHEL Haridwar: Powering Ahead. 23 Nov. 2010, https://web.archive.org/web/20101123021427/http://www.hinduonnet.com/businessline/iw/2001/09/30/stories/0530e054.htm.

Source caption

2808039 03/26/1977 The heavy electrical equipment plant built with the technical support of the Soviet Union in the city of Haridwar.

How to cite

The photograph

Boris Vlasov. "Worker operates crane at a Heavy Electrical Plant, built with Soviet support in Haridwar, India." Photograph, 26 March 1977. Associated Press, item 27b256c4ab144fe687091ce7806c3aa9. https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=27b256c4ab144fe687091ce7806c3aa9&mediatype=photo

This entry

Indian Exceptionalism Photograph Collection. "Worker operates crane at a Heavy Electrical Plant, built with Soviet support in Haridwar, India." Accessed [accessed date]. https://indianexceptionalism.com/archive/ie-0034/

Date
26 March 1977
Subjects
Industry
Credit
Boris Vlasov / Associated Press
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